Water motor



March 25, 1924.

G. W. GORDON WATER MOTOR Filed May 26. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 G-JZTG'ordon 8 INVENTOR March 25, 1924.

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e. w. GORDON WATER MOTOR Filed May 26. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 GJZTGordon v ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

GEORGE wqeoanolv, or NEWCASTLE, INDIANA.

' WATER Moron.

Application filed May 26, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE VJ. GoRnoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newcastle, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water Motors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to water wheels, the general object of the invention being to provide a wheel which is so mounted that only a small part thereof will be in the water, the wheel being formed with a float so that the paddles will be acted on by the water. Thus the wheel can be placed in streams of water where the current is sufficient to move the wheel and dams will be unnecessary.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for transmitting the power therefrom to a driven member without interfering with the movement of the wheel by the float part, due to high and low water levels.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the inven tion.

Figure 2 is a rear view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front view.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the base and the frame with the hub and shaft of the wheel in section.

In these views, 1 indicates a supporting base, which is located adjacent the stream of water. The top of this base must be well above the high water level. This base sup ports a pair of brackets 2, towhich are piv-- oted the brackets 3 on the frame 4. This frame includes a track 5 of circular formation. A second pair of brackets 6 is supported by the base and a shaft 7 is ]ournaled in these brackets, the shaft being in Serial No. 563,888.

alignment with the pivots of the before mentioned brackets, so that said shaft will be in the axis of movement of the frame. This shaft carries a pulley 8 and a gear 9, the pulley providing means for transmitting the movement of the wheel to a driven member, through the shaft. The Wheel 10 has its hub connected with the shaft 11, the upper end of the shaft being connected with the braces 12. The hub of the wheel carries a large gear'13 which 'meshes with the gear 9 on shaft 7, so that the movement of the wheel will be communicated to the shaft. rim of the wheel is formed of a number of air chambers, as shown at 14 so that said rim constitutes a float which will keep the wheel at an angle to the horizontal, according to the height of the water level of the stream. Paddles 15 are secured to the bottom face of the float so that these paddles will enter the water as the part of the wheel carrying them dips into the stream and thus the current acting upon said paddles will revolve the wheel. The wheel carries the rollers 16 which engage the track and thus help the shaft to support the wheel upon the frame. The connection of the wheel with the frame will permit said wheel to swing aboutra horizontal axis, which is the same as the axis of the frame, so that the wheel can accommodate itself to the water level of the stream and its motion will be transmitted to the shaft 7 in all positions it might occupy.

This wheel'can be placed in streams with out dam construction as the current will revolve the wheel by engaging the paddles on that part of the wheel which is in the water. It can also be used with dams.

Any desired means may be provided for raising and lowering the wheel so as to start and stop the same. For instance, a system of levers may be provided for this purpose.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combinationand arrangement of the-several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim. I

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is A water wheel of the class described com prising supporting means, a frame mounted The on the supporting means to rock about a horizontal axis, a drive shaft mounted on the supporting means and arranged in the same plane as the axis of the frame, an annular track forming part of the frame, a shaft arranged to rock on the drive shaft, a Wheel having its hub fitting over the second shaft,

GEORGE weonnoN. j 

